Broadcom introduced the BCM88650 series for high-density 100 GbE switching, enabling the design of switching platforms with densities up to 4,000 100GbE ports. According to the company, the BCM88650 system on chip combines the features and functionality of a complete line card into a single chip.

US company Broadcom has introduced a 100 Gbps full duplex network processor unit (NPU)...

Windstream Corp. recently announced the introduction of a Carrier Switched Ethernet to cater to the increasing demand from carriers for higher bandwidth and Ethernet. According to the company, carrier customers can now provide multi-location data solutions to their customers setting up a network interconnect now becomes cheaper.

BT has won a five-year, €47 million, deal to provide communications services to 70 NATO sites across the world.   The deal, with NATO’s Consultation, Command read more

FairPoint's coverage Supported by its 400 Gbps fiber-based IP/MPLS core VantagePoint network, FairPoint (Nasdaq: FRP) is continually making strides with its Ethernet offerings in New England territory it entered through its acquisition of Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) lines in 2008 and other territories in its footprint.   On the traditional copper and TDM side, the ILEC offers a mix of Ethernet over Copper (EoC) and various Ethernet over TDM-based services including EoTDM, EoDS3 and EoSONET. From its copper and fiber base, FairPoint is offering various flavors of Ethernet, including Ethernet Private Line (EPL), Ethernet LAN (ELAN), Ethernet Virtual Private ...

Attendees at this week's MPLS and Ethernet World Congress in Paris look like they're in for a combative treat on Thursday when, after hours of presentations about the capabilities of MPLS-TP, RAD Data Communications Ltd. CTO Yaakov Stein will take to the stage to explain why Ethernet "retains a strong advantage over MPLS-TP in the access [network]."

Lightower Fiber Networks is putting its 100G network to work with a series of 100G-capable optical services, including Ethernet and managed wavelengths, for its enterprise and service provider customers.

Verizon plans to deploy 100G on 10 routes this year, helping the company reduce latency, control costs and provide capacity per fiber.

Tata was the first global carrier to deploy Provider Backbone Bridging – Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE) on a global scale. That makes its Ethernet service more scalable and easier to secure from D-DOS attacks because of the way it handles addressing. PBB also lets Tata offer its multinational customers an easier way to scale up their global services as needed. (See Tata Comms Unveils Next-Gen Ethernet Network.) "You can get a 10Gig port, but you don't have to pay for 10 Gigabit capacity between two ends of the earth," Ryan says. "Bridging capability allows us to offer our customers a chance ...

The point is, there seems to be no limit to the speed at which Ethernet can and will travel over the globe. That’s a very good thing for customers, because it also seems that there is no limit to our appetite for bandwidth.

Yesterday's announcement that an optical equipment vendor won yet another 100G contract was further off the beaten path than usual.  The Romainian research network RoEduNet will be using the optical equipment manufacturer’s coherent optical technology to power the first live 100GbE network in Eastern Europe.  Their partner Felix Telecom will be handling the [...]